FTU

The main purpose of FTU tokamak is to study and optimize techniques of reduction of the impurities in plasma using different elements, i.e., liquid metal first wall materials .

Operator: ENEA
Type: Fusion device
Approach: Tokamak
Country: IT
Status: Shut down
Built: 1990
Ownership: public

Design values

What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.

Design values for FTU
Parameter	Value	Unit	Status	Source
Major radius medium confidence	0.935 m	m	claimed	World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Minor radius medium confidence	0.3 m	m	claimed	World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Plasma current medium confidence	1.4 MA	MA	claimed	World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent Nuclear Fusion independent
On-axis magnetic field medium confidence	8 T	T	claimed	World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Plasma duration (nominal) medium confidence	1.5 s	s	claimed	World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent